. - time heals the score if you pay as agreed, start ticking away at the credit cards with $10 extra before the due date.Negotiate an extension from the seller.

Hey Eric - great detail here. 

If you feel like the neighborhood is too sketch for them, put an extra car in the driveway so people think its occupied.

We have extra cash that I'd like to put to work (I usually do it in the market) but want to begin my journey in real estate investing.

Security deposit amountYou can find plenty of examples by searching for "tenant estoppel certificate doc" or exchanging "doc" with "pdf" for more options.Here is an example and explanation: Sample EstoppelSome have a lot of legal jargon but this document does not need to be so detailed.

Shoot me a message and I can send you some details on them.

You can also get an umbrella policy as well if you want to be extra cautious.

Let's say I find a buyer -- what are the detailed next steps?

They typically work their local market and have more detailed estimates. 

Long time BP member here and I figured it was time while I had a slow day to detail my story.Back in 2016 I was finishing up my Masters in Education at Texas A&M while dating a woman long distance and chose a high school teaching job in San Antonio for the better of that relationship.